Associate Pastor

Associate Pastor

Queens Herald Church is seeking an Associate Pastor to assist the Chinese Congregational Lead Pastor in leading its Chinese ministries with concentration in Cantonese-speaking congregation. The candidate must have a Bachelor of Divinity or equivalent with at least 3-5 years of pastoral experience. The candidate must be fluent in speaking Cantonese and writing in Chinese, and able to communicate in English.

He must have sound theological knowledge and training as well as experience leading various ministries. The candidate will abide by and uphold the Christian & Missionary Alliance's (C&MA) Statement of Faith.

• Title:
  
  Associate Chinese Ministry Pastor

• Classification:
  Full-time/exempt

• Reports to:
  
  Chinese Ministry Lead Pastor

• Location:
  
  Fresh Meadows, NY

• Compensation & Benefits: $60,000–64,000 per annum with competitive benefits for the area

• Position Summary:
  
  The Associate CM Pastor supports and assists the CM team in the overall pastoral and administrative duties of the Chinese Ministry of QHC. He/she works closely with the CM Lead Pastor, pastoral staff and office staff, with an emphasis on shepherding Cantonese-speaking congregation.

• Position Functions & Requirements

• Ministry Responsibilities

• Preaching and teaching God's Word at Sunday service at a schedule decided by the CM Lead Pastor

• Oversee various Cantonese-speaking small groups, train and disciple small group leaders

• Provide pastoral care to families and individuals through visitation and counseling

• Plan, develop and implement outreach and evangelism ministries, including but not limited to Chinese youth and college ministries

• Assist in expanding prayer ministry, developing and training prayer leaders

• Character & Spiritual Maturity

• Clear vocational calling into pastoral ministry

• Trustworthiness with high moral character and integrity

• Pastoral care with compassion, empathy and wisdom

• Ability to preach and teach the Word of God through sound theological knowledge and lead in prayer

• Testimony of inner health and a character that will support the demands of ministry including the demonstrations of:

• Intimate relationship with God

• Continual personal development and spiritual growth

• Family and marriage (if married) is in order

• Experience & Credibility:

• Bachelor of Divinity or equivalent with at least 3-5 years of pastoral experience

• Committed to being accredited and licensed with the C&MA

• Other Skillsets:

• Effective and strong communication skills

• Fluent in speaking Cantonese and writing in Chinese, and able to communicate in English. Able to communicate in Mandarin is a plus.

• Track record of self-leadership that will transfer into team leadership

• Self-awareness and self-care

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Sensitivity to the ethnic specific and multi-generational needs of the Church

Queens Herald Church, C&MA ("QHC") is a Chinese and English-speaking church of about 500 people consisting of a wide range of age groups, personalities, and giftings. The Chinese congregation averages around 250 in-person attendance.

• Vision: QHC is a family where God's love works.

• Mission:
  Empowering all peoples on their faith journey.

• QHC's Critical Gospel Impact is to be a Chinese American church called to be a strategically positioned presence and resource of God's healing and restorative love to multi-generational Chinese American immigrant families and people of all stages of life and faith. Our church is passionate about evangelism - sharing the gospel with our people groups and also partnering with our community to hold functions and activities.
  
  We believe that God has also blessed us with resources that are rather unique to the Asian American community. We have a dynamic youth group and children's ministry. We recognize the fact that the health of our families needs a champion. We have decided to be that champion. We will know that we are in alignment with our critical gospel impact when we hear testimonies of dynamic encounters with God and sustained intimate relationships with Him as well as stories of life-change among individuals, families, the church, and other circles of influence.

• QHC is a regional church, located in Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York, home to one of the most linguistically and ethnically diverse populaces in the United States.

• QHC was founded in April 1989 to minister to the Cantonese-speaking foreign students predominately from Hong Kong, China. Over the next 25 years, QHC shifted its focus and grew into a multi-generational family-oriented church with Cantonese-speaking and English-speaking congregations. In 2015, Christ Herald Church, a Mandarin-speaking church plant, joined QHC to become its third congregation (for Mandarin speakers). Three separate services were held on Sundays until the start of 2020, when the Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking congregations began to have worship services together (though small groups and Sunday school classes…